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Rabbi Seth D. Gordon

Rabbi Seth D Gordon received his rabbinic s'michah from Rav David Weiss Halivini from the UTJ and has served congregations in Annapolis, Maryland, Bethpage, New York, and St Louis, Missouri. His emphasis is Jewish education. Rabbi Gordon has worked across the board, co-founding a day school in Annapolis, and founded the now defunct African American-Jewish coalition of Anne Arundel County. He also taught in a Jewish Day School on Long Island, NY. He serves on the executive board of the UTJ and is the past Chairman of MORASHAH, its rabbinical organization. He and his wife are blessed with five children and eleven grandchildren; two of their sons, their wives, and five of their grandchildren live in Israel.

Kohelet Chapters 3-4 VIDEOS

Kohelet Chapters 3-4

by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
October 1, 2026

Categories: Sukkot
Kohelet Chapters 1-2 VIDEOS

Kohelet Chapters 1-2

by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
September 28, 2026

Categories: Sukkot
DIVREI TORAH

(Video) Emor: Breaking a Fast

by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
April 29, 2026

Categories: Inspired by Divrei Halev
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Pidyon Shevu’im — Precious Lives and Limitations

Categories: Halakhah, Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
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Shock and Redemption

Categories: Anti-Semitism, Israel, Modern Judaism
ARTICLE

Ideology and History More than Outrage

by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
October 13, 2023

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism
Forum Following the Shemini Atzeret Massacre — Rabbi Seth D Gordon VIDEOS

Forum Following the Shemini Atzeret Massacre — Rabbi Seth D Gordon

by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
October 10, 2023

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism
DIVREI TORAH

B-midbar and Iyar, From Mourning to Joy

by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
May 11, 2023

Categories: Israel, Jewish History
ARTICLE (Reprinted from St. Louis Jewish Light)

We Pay a Heavy Price for Polarizing Slogans in Abortion Debate

by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
May 31, 2022

Categories: Articles, Modern Judaism, Politics, Women's Forum

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